Poppy Watch

[qubdub]

Ok so the context was Greysteel, it was Londonderry EVERY time.

[Rossfan]

5th columnists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24770300

Hope they're proud of themselves but sure what would ya expect from Soccer types 
I see UTV news yesterday was a poppy free zone for all the presenters.
Well done.

[qubdub]

5th columnists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24770300

Hope they're proud of themselves but sure what would ya expect from Soccer types 
I see UTV news yesterday was a poppy free zone for all the presenters.
Well done.

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Are you saying they should cause a row on English television over having to wear a poppy?

[Rossfan]

They could have said leave us off ye're shows till this forced commemotration of Black n Tans, Paras, etc etc is over.

[Wildweasel74]

see them on sale at our reception in at work, doesn't really bother me, some will wear them at work, must don't, i dont see how its going to offend me. yes some probably wear a poppy who never had any relation service in the armed forces and i would find that strange, its nearly more look at me am a unionist. the royal british legion when they came up with the poppy was to fund retired solders who were struggling. the war dead was based on 2 world wars nothing else, it has been hijacked in recent years with iraq  war trying to gain support for a war that never should have happened. in Northern ireland too many pricks with no allegiance to the army just wear them to shit stir and try to offend Catholics. More Irishmen died in WW1 than them royal sons of ulster, we tend to forget that at times.

[Dougal Maguire]

5th columnists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24770300

Hope they're proud of themselves but sure what would ya expect from Soccer types 
I see UTV news yesterday was a poppy free zone for all the presenters.
Well done.

??
Are you saying they should cause a row on English television over having to wear a poppy?

James McClean was prepared to do it

[qubdub]

5th columnists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24770300

Hope they're proud of themselves but sure what would ya expect from Soccer types 
I see UTV news yesterday was a poppy free zone for all the presenters.
Well done.

??
Are you saying they should cause a row on English television over having to wear a poppy?

James McClean was prepared to do it

McClean young fella from the Creggan, Derry city, can understand why he didn't wear it.

MON and Keane have been living, playing/working in England for decades. They probably just see it as a silly tradition that they are happy to run along with, I'm sure privately neither could give two shites about remembering British war dead.

It's in NI where it gets more controversial imo, when the likes of the BBC force people to wear it.

[BennyCake]

see them on sale at our reception in at work, doesn't really bother me, some will wear them at work, must don't, i dont see how its going to offend me. yes some probably wear a poppy who never had any relation service in the armed forces and i would find that strange, its nearly more look at me am a unionist. the royal british legion when they came up with the poppy was to fund retired solders who were struggling. the war dead was based on 2 world wars nothing else, it has been hijacked in recent years with iraq  war trying to gain support for a war that never should have happened. in Northern ireland too many pricks with no allegiance to the army just wear them to shit stir and try to offend Catholics. More Irishmen died in WW1 than them royal sons of ulster, we tend to forget that at times.

Thats exactly how I see it too.

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[theticklemister]

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[michaelg]

see them on sale at our reception in at work, doesn't really bother me, some will wear them at work, must don't, i dont see how its going to offend me. yes some probably wear a poppy who never had any relation service in the armed forces and i would find that strange, its nearly more look at me am a unionist. the royal british legion when they came up with the poppy was to fund retired solders who were struggling. the war dead was based on 2 world wars nothing else, it has been hijacked in recent years with iraq  war trying to gain support for a war that never should have happened. in Northern ireland too many pricks with no allegiance to the army just wear them to shit stir and try to offend Catholics. More Irishmen died in WW1 than them royal sons of ulster, we tend to forget that at times.

I like the way you speak with such authority about people from the unionist community, or pricks as you like to refer to them, wearing poppies to offend catholics.  As someone brought up in the unionist community, I remember attending Remembrance Services at church and school, which were solumn, respectful ceremonies.  The emphasis was on remembering the war dead, whichever community they came from. 

[Wildweasel74]

Michael go onto any Pul website and it all for wearing the poppy to annoy the other side, not for remembering the war dead, if you read earlier i said some some people wear the poppy for the right reasons but too many wear it and dont even understand how it came about. Comments of "if you dont like our poppy, then f**k off out of our country "is a common theme on the site,

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

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Accepting an honour from any Monarchy or Dictatorship is a serious no no IMO.

[lawnseed]

When in england I take mike rutherfords advice "swear allegiance to the flag what ever flag they offer"

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Dara O'Brien is my favourite Irish celebrity over here. He always ensures he distances himself from being any connection to the UK and ensures there is no grey area over his national identity. He makes a point of say you or over here to perserve the sense of seperateness.